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The Ascent of Man is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by Polish-British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski, who also authored a book adaptation.
- Documentary
This landmark BBC series from 1973 covers, in thirteen episodes, humanity's scientific and technological discoveries, more or less chronologically. Its host is Jacob Bronowski, a Polish born, British based Jewish mathematician.
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- 1975-01-07
- Documentary, History
- 50
The Ascent of Man. A true TV landmark. Dr Jacob Bronowski’s epic series unravelling of the making of mankind that spellbound audiences in the 1970s.
The Ascent of Man was presented as a personal view of humanity's scientific achievement, exploring science, as Civilisation had explored art. Both series were commissioned...
First aired in 1973, The Ascent Of Man is a 13-part documentary series written and presented by the brilliant Dr Jacob Bronowski, and produced by the BBC. The series is based on a namesake book by Bronowski in which he tells the fascinating and quite unbelievable story that is the development of human society, or, better put, ' the ascent of man'.
- 49 min
- 1951
- Jai Preston
Feb 3, 2019 · Evolution of humans from proto-ape to the modern form 400,000 years ago. First aired in 1973, The Ascent of Man is a 13-part documentary series written and presented by the brilliant Dr Jacob Bronowski, and produced by the BBC.
S1.E11 ∙ Knowledge or Certainty. Man is humbled by the uncertainty of what he can know, but still has the itch to gain absolute knowledge, often with tragic consequences.
